El Tecuán is an abandoned hotel 9.6 km off the
highway at mile marker 33, just 5.5 km north of the junction for
playa Tenacatita. Look for the old
Lighthouse sign
at the road entrance. Although officially closed with
posted signs, there is vehicle access to this pristine beach
area via a paved road. The property of El Tecuán was given
by a former Mexican president to one of the chief generals in
Mexico for services to his country. The general completed
the hotel, swimming pool, tennis court and airplane landing
strip, but he died before he could finish his "El Tecuán Marina
Resort". The hotel was leased out by his son for a few
years, but he had no interest to complete the project, so he
closed it down completely about seven years ago. The
thirty-eight room hotel has be vandalized and stripped of
anything valuable, but some of it's former glory still shines
through. El Tecuán was the setting for most of the action
in the Film "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer", filmed
recently. They named the hotel Tower Bay in the movie.
This presidential deeded property (900+ hectors) is currently
FOR SALE.Visitors' Forum

The beaches at El Tecuán are
some of the roughest in Costa Alegre due to the exposed shoreline
and westerly winds. Swimming is not recommended when the
surf is up as breaking waves and undertows here are dangerous.
The playas are however a perfect place for experienced surfers.